Resinol

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A modern jar of Resinol Medicated Ointment.

Resinol is a skin protectant and topical analgesic that is made by ResiCal Inc. from Orchard Park, New York. It can currently be purchased in 1.25 or 3.3 ounce (35 or 94 g) jars by contacting a local pharmacist to order the item or on the Internet. Resinol can be ordered through the local pharmacy's drug wholesaler; this routine request is filled daily and it can usually be purchased at the pharmacy counter the next day.

1 History
2 Uses
3 Directions
4 Warnings
5 Ingredients
6 Notes
7 External links

[edit] History

An advertisement for Resinol Soap from a 1919 issue of McCall's Magazine.

Resinol was developed by Dr. Merville Hamilton Carter (1857-1939) in his private practice as treatment for his patients in Baltimore, Maryland during the late 19th century.^[1] In 1895, Carter, along with his brother Allan L. Carter, and his cousin Henry Stier Dulaney founded the Resinol Chemical Company and began to mass produce the ointment and other medical products. After over forty years of selling Resinol, the company had John H. Buffham & Co. as an outlet in Great Britain and was a successful global distributor. Henry LeRoy Carter, the son of Dr. Carter, began running the company after the deaths of his father and other staff members. The company's sales began to decline in the 1940s, and after the death of Henry Carter Sr. in 1951,^[2] Henry Carter's son Henry LeRoy Carter Jr. took the place of his father and grandfather as president of the Resinol Chemical Company. At that time, the company focused more on soap manufacturing, but continued to sell Resinol. For the rest of the 20th century, Resinol's popularity continued to dwindle. It was purchased by ResCal Inc. in 2002,^[3] which at the time was headed by D. Brooks Cole.^[4]

[edit] Uses

Resinol has multiple uses which includes:

Preventing and temporarily protecting chafed, chapped, or cracked skin
Temporarily relieving pain and itching caused by:
- minor burns
- minor cuts and scrapes
- minor skin irritations
- sunburn
Drying the oozing and weeping of:

[edit] Directions

Adults and children that are two years of age or older should apply Resinol to affected area of skin no more than 3 to 4 times a day. A physician should be asked if an application would be appropriate for a child younger than two years.

[edit] Warnings

Resinol is for external uses only.
When using Resinol:
- avoid contact with eyes
- do no apply over large areas of the body
Discontinue use and ask a physician if:
- condition worsens where applied
- symptoms last more than 7 days
- symptoms clear up and reappear within a few days
Keep out of reach of children.
If swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center immediately.